Coat of Many Colors | |
Type: | promo |
Artist: | Brandon Lake |
Album: | Coat of Many Colors |
Genre: | Contemporary worship music |
Length: | 4:31 |
Label: | Provident Label Group |
Producer: |
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"Coat of Many Colors" is a song by Brandon Lake. The song was released on September 8, 2023,[1] as the first promotional single from his fourth studio album of the same name (2023).[2] Lake co-wrote the song with Andy Cherry, Jacob Boyles, Jonathan Smith, Leeland Mooring, and Steven Furtick.[3] Jonathan Smith and Jacob Sooter worked on the production of the single.
The song peaked at number 20 on the US Hot Christian Songs chart published by Billboard.
On August 30, 2023, Lake announced Coat of Many Colors as his then-upconimng album, being availed for pre-order and was slated for release on October 20, 2023, and the title track was slated for released as a promotional single on September 8.[4] [5] "Coat of Many Colors" was released as the second single from the album, along with its accompanying music video, on September 8, 2023.[6] [7]
Lake shared the story behind the song in an interview with American Songwriter, saying:[8]
"Coat of Many Colors" is a pop-centric song with a soft rock tune.[9] [10] is composed in the key of D with a tempo of 68 beats per minute and a musical time signature of .[11]
Timothy Yap in his JubileeCast review wrote: "Coupled with a catchy soft-rock tune, "Coat of Many Colors" parallels Joseph's experience and ours in Christ in stunning ways." Reviewing for Jesus Freak Hideout, Matthew Spiker said "The title track bears homage to the story of Joseph and his coat of many colors, with Brandon even describing his own coat bestowed to him by God, and is a decent opener -- even if the bridge gets a bit repetitive."[12]
"Coat of Many Colors" debuted at number 20 on the US Hot Christian Songs chart dated September 23, 2023,[13] concurrently charting at number two on the Christian Digital Song Sales chart.[14]
Brandon Lake released the official music video of "Coat of Many Colors" through their YouTube channel on September 8, 2023.[15] Lake also released the lyric video for the song via YouTube on the same day.[16]
Brandon Lake performed an acoustic take of "Coat of Many Colors" on the Grammy's Positive Vibes Only web series on October 23, 2023.[17]
Date | Format | Label | Ref. | ||
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Various | September 8, 2023 | Provident Label Group |